Walking around St Barnabe
The time in Brittany was coming to an end and the last walk was around St Barnabé.
Gargoyles & Grotesques in Sizun
Gargoyles and grotesques abound on the outside of The Church of St Suliau in Sizun! This is perhaps my favourite of the Enclos Paroissial. It is situated at a crossroads in the middle of the village. The tall, thin spire can be seen … Continued
The Church of La Martyre
The Church of St Salomon in La Martyre is a remarkable Enclos Paroissial, situated in a small village near Landerneau. I spent time here in a previous year but each time I visit I see something different, or perhaps just differently.
The Enclos Paroissiaux of Argol & Rosnoen
The Enclos Paroissial of Argol is in the middle of the Crozon Peninsula. The Church of St Peter and St Paul was built in the 16C and added to and rebuilt in successive centuries. The enclosure is walled, accessed through … Continued
The Abbey at Landevennec
The Abbey at Landevennec was founded in the 5C by St Guénolé was a Benedictine House in the 8C, only to be attacked and sacked by the Vikings in 913. The Abbey was repressed in the 1793 during the French … Continued
The Church of St Nicaise
It was a wet and gloomy day on the Crozon Peninsula when we stopped to visit the Church of Saint-Nicaise in St Nic, built in the 16C-17C. Saint Nicaise or Nicasius was a Bishop of Rheims who was killed by … Continued
Rainy day on the Crozon Peninsula
Cold and rainy and misty but were ‘on holiday’ and so set off to explore on the Crozon Peninsula. The beaches at Trez Bellec and Porslous were atmospheric – wonderful. Overlooking this lonely spot was the Hotel du Roi d’Ys, which was … Continued
A walk in Morlaix
Morlaix was originally established by the Romans at a ford on the rivers Queffleut and Jarlot which empty into the Bay of Morlaix. The mouth of the river, in the bay, is studded with small islands and on one is … Continued
A coffee stop in Plouezoc’h
We had visited the Cairn at Barnenez and it was time for a coffee stop in Plouezoc’h, a small and very smart town we had driven through on the Peninsula. But first a look at the the Church of St … Continued
The Cairn at Barnenez
The Cairn at Barnenez lies at on the tip of the Peninsula of Kernéléhen, jutting out into the Bay of Morlaix at the head of the Morlaix River. Curiously, the cairn was only ‘discovered’ in the 1950s as a result of … Continued